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[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 91492

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> 
wrote:
> Dumbledore doesn't deal much in  punishments,but that isn't the 
> same thing as condoning misbehavior. 
> 
> Dumbledore's 'go and sin no more' attitude doesn't sit well with 
> alot of readers, especially where Toadlady is concerned <g> , 
> but it seems to be a central part of his philosophy. 
>

Jen: And a philosophy honed and updated over 150 years! Dumbledore 
has witnessed many changes over the course of a long lifetime. He 
knows there are no guarantees, that one generation's prize student 
can become the next generation's Dark Lord; that life is cyclical, 
not linear. After seeing almost every form of creation and 
degradation in the human experience--I don't think he's tallying up 
the balance sheet at the end of the day.